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Good morning, the low is 51 and going up to 61°F. Wind WNW 7 mph. Rain. The forecast says 40% chance of rain, but it is raining right now so that makes it 100% chance. We are getting darker, sooner, but I don't pay any attention to how much. We do get a longer twilight at this time of year...

After moving around for a bit this morning, I realized that my knees were not liking me at all. They both ached, the left one worse. Must have been the tumble I took yesterday while we were packing up all the goodies to come in for the day. I've got CBD cream and also a CBD vape, so that is...

Good morning, the low is 53 and going up to 70°F. Wind W 7 mph. 40% chance of showers. I may put the framework in place and anchor that down. Will stall and put the cover on when the wind is almost nil. Drew, can you cut the bottom overhang off the doors? What is in the shed that you...

Had BLTs with Irish Old cheese for supper. Both slices of bread were whole wheat 12 grain with 5 leaves of iceberg lettuce, 5 slices of bacon and 2 of 1/4" slices of tomato on top along with 1 slice of cheese, sliced 1/4" thick. Yes Thomas, I got a building permit for it. ;) Engineer, I too...

We got the second log in place and the framework up for the shelter over the oil tank. His 58 year old back and my almost 79 year old back are both not happy. It felt like rain and the wind was up out of the SW, so we packed it in for now. I got the Dewalt grease gun working again and greased...

Good morning, the low is 64 and going up to 75°F. Wind S 8 mph, turning to SW 13 to 25 mph this evening. 60% chance of showers/T-storms. I got my goobers into me so now it is time for breakfast and get on with it. Have a safe day all

Drew, that is what I did today...zip... rs, if you have a blanket you don't want anymore use that to drape over the trap, covering not only the top but both sides and both ends. Leave it for about an hour and that will let the skunk (if it is a skunk) settle down then calmly pick up trap...

Good morning, the low is 62 and going up to 79°F. Wind SE 4 mph increasing to 13 this afternoon. mix of sun and cloud. I have two power grease guns. A Dewalt and a el-cheapo, 'cause I wasn't going to take a $500.oo grease gun on the road with me. The company supplied the grease. They also...

Dump/town run done. Left my license at home. Swapped buckets and put some more dead grass on the compost pile along with the peach pits. Turned the wood pile for the last time this year. Got the medical form for my class 'A' license in the mail. It felt really good to crumple it up and chuck...

Good morning, the low is 56 and going up to 79°F. Wind ESE 4 mph. Foggy right now but sunny later today. Got dump/town run today and pick up a package at the courier depot. Then turn the wood pile. After that it is back down the rabbit hole. Have a safe day all

I didn't do anything today except look at youtube...All day...It has been decided that we will finish up the shelter for the oil tank on the weekend and possibly put the new roof on the tractor shelter as well. That one will depend on wind speed and direction. Tomorrow after the dump/town run I...

Good morning, the low is 58 and going up to 73°F. Wind NE 8 mph. Cloudy. Maybe, maybe not I will get to the second log today. It is going to depend largely on the bug situation. I have almost made an executive decision NOT to install the oil meter. We'll see on that score. Have a safe day all

The outside work didn't happen. Was getting ready to go out when the cat came in soaking wet. Raining. I'll try again tomorrow. (Wednesday)

Good morning, the low is 55 and going up to 68°F. Wind ESE 8 mph. 30% chance of showers. Chainsaw resharpened, may get out today and set the second log. These logs are elevated off the ground by concrete blocks. They are the sides for the foundation of the portable shelter (10X10X8') that will...

I actually got outside and cut most of the grass today. Both sides of driveway, front and back yards. The north field can go begging for another day or two. Also set up one of the two logs to mount the shelter on for the oil tank.

Good morning, the low was 51 and going up to 68°F. Wind ENE 11 gusting to 19 mph. Sunny! Yes, a welcome cool down. Breezy enough that the bugs stay hidden. Time to get some stuff done outside. Stay safe all

Good morning, the low is 53 and going to a high of 68°F. Wind NNE 14 gusting to 24 mph. 30% chance of showers. I don't know what hat they got the 30% chance of showers out of. It has been pissing down rain since 4 A.M. I was going to cut the grass today, not no more. I did muck out the cats...

Not just you.

WOW!!50 years of your woman putting up with you! How does she do it?;) I have found in the distant past that a .22 works good for ground hogs. If they are fast use a .303 It is a little overkill, but if you hit them in the head they wont run far. My first 40 years of trucking was on Dayton...

Good morning, the low is 65 and going to 86°F. Wind S 2 mph. 70% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The wind needs to pick up a lot more before I venture outside today. Ron, your earthpig/groundhog/woodchuck would look good with a little 1/4" hole between it's eyes. Time to...

Belated Happy Birthday PJ and many more. 00:35 time for bed.

Good morning, the low was 61 and going up to 81°F. Wind E 7 mph. Sunny! Not much going on today, another energy conservation day. Have a safe day all

I am half way between Huntsville and North Bay. We get the peaches from Vineland, from a roadside stand in Sundridge. Picked up a 3 quart basket. Freestone, the best kind as far as I am concerned. Drew, I hear you on the new parts bit. When I did my knee in at 11 I had decided then that would...

Good morning, the low is 57 and only going up to 72°F. Wind NNE 13 gusting to 19 mph. Sunny. The heat wave has broke for now. Dump/town run on for today. Maybe we can get some more freestone peaches. Only have 5 nectarines left to eat, they will be gone by Saturday. That is my day planned...

Wag, those pesky wine bottles are forever getting them selves empty. ;)

Our 30% chance of rain just became 100% rain. It is coming down in buckets! That'll help soak the salt into the ground where I want to kill the grass and weeds around the fuel tanks.

Good morning, the low is 69 and going to a high of 81°F. Wind W 2 mph. 30% chance of showers. Another energy conservation day. Have a safe day all

Good morning, the low is 71 and going up to 86°F. Wind SW 7 mph. 30% chance of showers. Rained about 01:30 this morning. A few years ago when I would be parking in blackfly and mosquito infested gravel pits all day, I had Permethrin treated shirts, well now I cannot get them anymore. Now that I...

My township insists that we pay our taxes in two to four installments. I tried paying them all at once when I was working and the excuse they told me was the adjustment comes out in June and they never know how much they will go up. So it is the first 6 months and then the second 6 months. The...

A few years ago one of the younger cousins came up from the city unannounced. One of the local bears came wandering through the property, the cousin freaked out...He hasn't been back. Now none of the relatives come up here and that suits me just fine. Got my bank password reset and half the...

Good morning, the low is 69 and going up to 88°F again today. Wind S 5 mph. Mix of sun and cloud. The power washer I bought 5 years ago and never worked for me is gone to one of the people I plow snow for. He works for the township I live in, so has more resources to get it running or sell it...

There is less bread in one sandwich. lol

Good morning,, the low is 72 and going to 88°F. Wind SW 6 mph. 30% chance of showers. Another hot and muggy day. I may actually get outside and do something today. Maybe. Don't hold yer breath. Have a safe day all

Good morning, the low is 68 and going to a high of 88°F. Wind SSW 6 mph now but increasing to 13 gusting to 25 mph. Sunny! Might get outside and do something today, might not. Only three things must be done before the snow flies are the wood into the basement (October), the shelter roof to put...

BEF, it looks like the cats have claimed their napping spots.

My actual electricity used charge was $42.09, plus $54.71 Delivery, plus $3.25 Regulatory charge (whatever that is), plus HST ( which is a goobermint tax) $13.01 Minus the Ontario electricity rebate $13.11. Total for last month = $99.95. My power bill reconciles in June (I am on a monthly plan...

Good morning, the low is 65 and going up to 81°F. Wind S 6 mph. 40% chance of showers. It only took one bag of salt to cover the ground around both tanks. The other bag I will spread down the center of the driveway and kill the grass there before I disk it in. Then reshape it. That is a late...

I just grabbed this off the news: Scientists say it may be possible to protect aging brains from Alzheimer’s with an old remedy — lithium

Well, I got the 10% vinegar sprayed and salt put down around and under both oil tanks. Come fall after I drop off the BH, I will put the disks on and fluff up the driveway and reshape it. I do that about every two years. When I have a vehicle with drum brakes, I put never seize on the face of...

Good morning, the low is 66 and going up to 81°F. Wind ESE 6 mph. 70% chance of showers. Either today after the dump run or tomorrow I will 'treat' the weeds around both oil tanks. I do it the same way as Lou when it comes to tires. This might be the last summer for the Continentals that came...

New blades installed and torked to 100 ft/lbs. Book calls for 100-120ft/lbs. Almost all the grass cut. The septic mound will wait until the next cutting. Am cutting at 4". The hornets nest quiet today. I guess the liberal dosing they got yesterday killed them all.

Good morning, the low is 61 and going up to 81°F. Wind E9 mph. 30% chance of showers. Scott, about 15 years ago I put my foot down and said NO to more P tests. I was told that if I didn't do the P test then I couldn't go to the 'states anymore. Fine, I'll just stay in Ontario. No more hassle...

I managed to spray 1 and 1/4 cans of Pam on the underside of the Z-turn deck. Gave it a good coating. The hornets weren't happy, but not stinging. I let their nest have it with raid hornet/wasp killer anyway. Will finish up with the new blades tomorrow, then cut the grass again. The other set is...

North Bay/Powassan trip done and dusted. An uneventful trip. Seen one cop doing the radar thing, but at 10 ovr thee limit he didn't even blink.Got the dope at the dope store that I ordered after hours on Saturday. I only ran out of one pill and as soon as I got home I took it. For all the good...

BEF, China Grove all the way.

Wagtail, I have been wearing glasses ever since I was 2 years old. I guess I was about 14 and one day I went all over the house looking for my glasses. Couldn't find them anywhere. Mother asked me what I was searching for, told her my glasses. She told me to look in the bathroom medicine...

Good morning, the low is 57 and going to a high of 77°F. Wind ENE 10 mph. Sunny! This North Bay trip is different, 3 stops in Powassan then 5 stops in NB and on the way home 1 stop in Powassan and 1 in South River. That will be all I do today. Have a safe day all

Wagtail, they will be in the last place you look. ;)

I have a Dewalt grease gun that I swear by. Also have a lock-n-lube fitting but it doesn't fit all my nipples so took it off. Instead of using calcium chloride to kill off the grass, I am going to use salt and industrial grade vinegar. Good old rock salt. Way cheaper and does the same job.

Good morning, the low is 62 and going to 75°F. Wind NNE 7 mph. 30% chance of showers. Today is an energy conservation day in preparation for the North Bay trip tomorrow. That is my excuse and I am sticking to it. Have a safe day all

Presently I am chowing down on a couple of radishes. Got the blades off the mower and the underside of the deck cleaned up and rinsed off. When I go to North Bay on the monthly shopping trip I'll get 2 or 3 cans of PAM and spray that on the bottom side. There are only 4 grease fittings on my...

Good morning, low 57 and going up to 81°F. Wind W m6 mph. Smoke. When the powers that be forecast smoke you know it is going to be a grey day. Was going to clean up the mower and change blades today. I may do that anyway. Nothing else planned. Have a safe day all

Keep the permethrin away from your cats. It'll kill them. You can wipe it on your dog also your horses, but not on the kitties large or small.

Good morning, the low is 56 and going to a high of 79°F. Wind W 7 mph. Partly cloudy and smokey. 30% chance of showers in afternoon. I found Calcium Cloride $38.oo/44 lb bag. Not cheap. That'll do the trick. Not sure what I will be getting into on this long weekend. Have a safe day all

Dennis, the gas line going through the property would be a deal breaker for me. The power coming into this place is underground as I am over 205' back from the road. Between the buried power and the steel roof they were both selling points as well as the full basement. But I will forewarn you...

Good morning, the low is 46 and going up to 75°F. Wind E 3 mph. A mix of sun and cloud. Drew, lefty tighty, righty loosey just doesn't have the same 'ring' to it. ;) My Packard had left hand threads on the left side wheel studs. Each stud had a little 'L' stamped into it. I'm going to shop...

Back from the dump/town run. Turned the compost piles, both of 'em and the wood pile. Had to swap buckets to do the wood pile. There was a nice breeze blowing so no bugs. Picked up some radishes which I will check out at supper time. newbury, don't let your knee give out in front of a cop, he'll...

Good morning, the temperature now is 55 and going up to 70°F. Wind NNE 8 mph. Sunny. While I was doing my morning 'thing', I heard the furnace running. That in itself told me it was cooler outside. We keep the thermostat at 76° year round. Dump and town run today, then depending on how bad the...

Good morning, the low is 59 and going up to 72°F. Wind N 9 mph. A mix of sun and cloud. 72 is a more realistic temperature for around here at this time of year. I might actually go outside and 'do' something today. Compost pile needs turning as does the wood pile. Takes two different buckets...

After having 2 .22s and 2 Lee-Enfield .303s and 3 12 ga shotguns as well as a 16 ga shotgun I think what my shoulder will handle now is a .22 which I will acquire after a bit, maybe. One of the .303s had a shotgun recoil pad on it, which made it just the right size for my long arms.

Good morning. The low is 58 and going up to 79°F. Wind N 3 mph. Later this afternoon the wind will swing to the W 12 to 25 mph. 40% chance of showers. We turned on the poor mans a/c yesterday evening for about three hours. Cooled the house down enough so I could get to sleep with out swimming...

Good morning, the low was 66 and going up to 85°F. Wind SSE 5 mph. 30% chance of showers. That was when I typed this up. Now it is 76 going to 86 and wind SSW 14 gusting to 24 mph. 40% chance of a T-storm this afternoon. What a difference 3 hours makes. I am up too early, but the good thing is...

Good morning, the low is 67 and going up to 84°F. Sunny! Wind W 3 mph. Heat warning in effect for today and tomorrow. Cooling on Tuesday. Between the smoke and the heat and today being Sunday, nothing is going to get done today. My daughter-in-law had COPD (On O2), Fibromyalgia, and I think...

Good morning, the low is 62 and going up to 81°F. Wind ESE 3 mph. Sunny! My round tuit rolled away again. Not doin' nuthin' today. Have a safe day all

Good morning, the low is 63 and going up to 75°F. Wind N 5 mph. Sunny. Rained overnight, but that is okay, it'll help the grass seed root.The seed that didn't get washed away in last evenings downpour. I think I will follow Rons example today and conserve energy. Learn from your elders they...

Tornado warning ended. Storm according to the radar is over by Ottawa.

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Dump/town run all done. Picked up a couple of bags of black earth to fill a hole in the side lawn that I forget about until after I run through it with the mower. Got it leveled and seeded. For the past 2 hours it has been raining cats and dogs. I guess you might call it a gully washer. Got...

Good morning, the low is 70 and going to a high of 82°F. Wind SW 14 gusting to 24 mph. 60% chance of showers. Town/dump run today, pick up parcel at depot. Anytime Buppies, anytime. Have a safe day all

Congratulations to me, I got all the grass cut. Wind was 13 gusting to 25 mph. Black fly season is done and mosquitoes don't fly too good when the wind is 25. Only got 4 deer fly bites. As soon as I got back inside I washed down with Witch Hazel. That took the itch away.

Good morning, the low is 56 and going to a high of 81°F. Wind SE 6 mph. Later in the morning the wind will be SW13 gusting to 25 mph. I'll be cutting the grass today. I'll start about noon. This will be the last cutting on the old blades that I have sharpened twice. I have a parcel to pick up...

Nice buck! I guess the buck stopped there.

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Good morning, the low is 57 and going to a high of 75°F. No wind. Sunny! No grass cutting today. No wind means the mosquitoes and deer flys will be ravenous. The new freshly seeded grass is only about an inch high and the rest is about 5", so I can procrastinate for another week or so. :)...

Good morning, the low is 49 and going up to 70°F. Wind N 5 mph. Sunny! If it wasn't for the dew on the grass, I could be out cutting it right now. Before my get up and go takes a hiatus. Time to get on with my day. Have a safe day all

Good morning, the low is 59 and going to a high of 75°F. Wind NNW 5 mph. 30% chance of showers. The wind is supposed to pick up to 13 gusting to 25mph later this morning. Might cut the grass then. Might let it go until Monday (Sunny) or Tuesday (Sunny). Time to get my oatmeal into me. Have a...

Happy Birthday, Kyle!

Good morning, the low is 60 and only going to 72°F. Wind WSW 2 mph. 40% chance of showers. What with all the mosquitoes we've got here, I am surprised that the dragonflys aren't as big as Huey helicopters. Nothing planned for today. Have a safe day all

m7040, what does smoked groundhog taste like. Anything like smoked pork? They are both hogs, so should taste the same. ;)

Good morning, the low is 53 and going up to 73°F. Wind W 5 mph. Sunny. Not much planned for today. It was pretty buggy yesterday. Had 4 mosquitoes on me and doing their thing in the length of time it took me to walk the 25' from the Dodge to the tractor (I forget to tilt the BH seat up so it...

Good morning, the low is 59 and only going to 63°F. Wind NE 15 gusting to 23 mph. Showers. The deck is wet, no grass cutting today. Maybe do some snake fishing instead. Going to town today for some groceries and avoid the terrorists (tourists) that'll be showing up tomorrow. The cops are out...

Although we only have copper bellied water snakes and garders, I am not a huge fan of them. I have found that they don't care for short grass. Copper bellied and garder snakes are cousins. The water snake is the nastier cousin, but it has as many teeth as I do. None. Maybe tomorrow after I cut...

Got another load of compost spread and seeded. That will be the last load for this year. The Ecoflow battery banks came this morning. They are both installed and now in theory I can run my computer when the power goes out. For how long? I have no clue, yet.

Drew, for your squirrels, 2 letters. BB Scotty, the grass isn't going anywhere, it will be there when you get a round tuit. txdon, that is quite the mess. Now you gotta look out for the snakes, too.

Good morning, the low is 67 and going up to 86°F. Wind SW 2 mph now, increasing to 12 mph later in the morning. 40% chance of showers later. I'm going to hook up the trailer and go get another load of compost today at about 11. I'll put some of it where I disturbed the dirt taking out the tree...

BEF, out of sight, out of mind. I wonder how well it is anchored there.

Good morning, the low is 61 and going to 84°F. No wind. Foggy now but going to get smoky later today. Temps going to the 90s tomorrow. I grabbed a couple of Eco-flow River 2 Max battery bank systems to use in the power outages. IF they work as advertised then when the power goes out I can...

Good morning, the low is 62 and going to a high of 82°F. Wind SW 6 mph. Misty. 40% chance of showers with chance of T-storm. I'm not sure what I will be doing today. Have a safe day all

Good morning, the low is 70 and going up to 79°F. Wind SW 10 mph. Partly cloudy. The T-storms missed us, thankfully. Today is a day of rest and that is exactly what I am going to do. Now that I am retired I can treat every day that ends in 'day' as a Sunday. ;) Have a safe day all

Take it whatever way you want. ;) Had liver and onions for supper with a side of rabbit food. Frozen yogurt for dessert. Just turned the el cheapo A/C on a bit ago. Sure is humid out. Sever thunderstorm watch and possible tornado. Hopefully it only comes 20 miles north of me.

Good morning, the low is 68 and going to a high of 82°F. Wind ESE 6 mph. 70% chance of showers with risk of a T-storm. My fresh sowed grass seed is coming along nicely. By next year you won't know that there was bare earth there this year. I don't think I will be doing anything today. Have a...

Town run went good. Got my nuts tightened up so the money pit is legal again. Got the roots dug up and cut off. Not going to get more compost until next Wednesday or Thursday. R&R for the next couple of days.

Good morning, the low is 62 and going up to 82°F. Wind NW 2 mph. Sunny! A dump and town run today, then I am not sure. Maybe the roots. Maybe not. I am getting real comfortable being real comfortable. lol Have a safe day all

Thomas, you don't need a license to hunt deer on your own property during hunting season, according to Huntwise. The Guide to the New Hampshire Hunting Season Dates

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY!!

Good morning, the temperature is 58 ad going to 79°F. Wind calm. 40% chance of showers and maybe a T-shower. Maybe get after that shelter roof today. Maybe not. Have a safe day all

SiriusXM shut my radio down precisely at 9A.M. right on time. I told them on June 2nd to cancel the service because I no longer needed it. The contract has run it course and expired 9 July 2025. They want $309.12/year and that to me is way too much, especially when you shell out almost $125.oo...

Good morning, the low is 63 and going up to 77°F. Wind SW 2 mph. 60% chance of showers. If it wasn't for the deer flys it would be the ideal day to put up the roof on the tractor shed. It might get done today, but don't hold yer breath. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOSTLY!! Have a safe day all

Drew, on m income tax form my medical insurance cost me $600.oo for the next year with zero co-pay. Most drugs $6.11 per script. The wind here is out of the east at 3 mph. To install the tarp on the tractor shed the wind needs to be out of the west. The mosquitoes and deer flys are brutal...

Good morning, the low is 59 and going to 75°F. Wind NNE 8 mph. Sunny! After the fog burns off. I think I will get after some roots that are infringing on the grass. Junior will run the chainsaw and I will hook them with the hoe and thumb. Lift them up as high as the hoe hydraulics will go...

North Bay trip all done. Hwy 11 down to one lane both directions at a bridge south of NB. My company is doing the micro-surfacing trip on 11 both directions, cut the south bound down to one lane for about 3 miles or so, but moving right along at the limit for a construction zone. 80 km/h or 50...

Good morning, the low is 57 and going up to 72°F. Wind NE 9 gusting to 26 mph. Still raining from noon yesterday. :( While I am out today I need to find a piece of 1/8" steel 38X72". That wont be cheap. :( I also need to go into Canadian Tire and get me some spreader spatulas for bondo. It is...

mostly, my prices are almost always in Canuck bucks. With the exchange rate flip flopping around as bad as our Prime Ministers policies I cannot keep up so I just use Canadian dollars. Nothing got done today. Rained from noon and is still raining.

It has been raining here since about noon. Good call making today an energy conservation day. Ribs for supper tonight. Yummy! Cappuccino frozen yogurt for desert.

Good morning, we are at our high for today 70°F. Rain and t-storms in the forecast. Wind SW 6 mph. Today is an energy conservation day. Have a safe day all

Ron, way back in the 50s and 60s our volunteer fire department had 'training fires' on barns destined to come down. I am guessing it was a deal set out by the owner and the Chief. Chief would set the date on a Saturday so a maximum number of members could be there.

Good morning, the low is 64 and going up to 86°F. Wind NNW 13 gusting to 19 mph. 30% chance of showers. Dump and town run today and then while the wind is up a little dirt work with the hoe. That is my day planned out. Have a safe day all

Mostly, the only reason I post the prices is so you guys can see the difference between parts prices in Canuckistan and the U.S. of A. Please don't take it as whining, whinging in Oz.

The Dodge is home, I am $1475.43 poorer. The struts were $245.96 each and it needed 2 stabilizer bars Links $73.91 ea. 4 hours labour and a mandatory front end alignment. It is a good thing I sold some silver this spring. I did cut all the grass this morning. The mower didn't like the thick...

Happy 4th of July to all who celebrate! It is quite cool here today, all of 46° but going to a high of 77°F. Wind ENE 2 mph. Sunny. I might get the grass cut and the Dodge back today. Maybe the dew will be burnt off the grass by 9 A.M. That is all that is planned for today. Have a safe day all

Good morning, the low is 56 and going to a high of 72°F. Wind N 6 mph. A mix of sun and cloud. Rained in the wee small hours, so no grass cutting today, maybe tomorrow. I'll take the Dodge to the garage today so they can do the front struts. I should get it back this afternoon, but if not...

massey, I feed that right back at them after they set up the next inconvenience. "You should have been called, the appointment has been changed". My pet peeve is the quacks that cannot seem to keep appointment times. They insist on an appointment time and then they show up late. I call them on...

Drew, I like that, "skill development" (y)

Good morning, the low is 61 and going up to 81°F. Wind W 5 mph. 40% chance of showers, maybe a T-storm. I'm not planning on doing anything today, but that is subject to change. Have a safe day all

The grass did not get cut today. It may not get cut tomorrow either. For sure on Thursday IF it doesn't rain. The computer didn't get serviced either. Regarding gladhand rubbers, I used to carry at least a dozen of them in the pocket of the drivers' door. I also carried 12 of 4" camlock...

Good morning, the low is 65 and going up to 77°F. Wind W 8 mph. 30% chance of showers. While junior is doing the annual maintenance on this computer I think I will take another stab at the grass. I hasn't rained in a couple of days and yesterday was up in the 80s and sunny. Buppies, the...

Town run done, got back and seeded the area where the tree stump came out. No mosquitoes or black flies BUT loads of deer flys. No grass got cut, maybe tomorrow. Maybe my trying to cut the wet grass is the reason the mower wasn't cutting like it should.

BEF, why would the ground hog/building inspector run away when you just gave him the tape measure? ;)

Good morning, the low is 67 and going to a high of 81°F. Wind SSE 5 mph. 70% chance of showers or T-storms. Going shopping today but not to North Bay. I am not going on the highway until the struts are fixed. Lou, I think I can count the number of times my Kioti has NOT been in 4wd. I am...

Good morning, the low is 59 and going to a high of 79°F. Wind WSW 5 mph. Sunny! Other than pictures, I have never sen a tick of any sort here. I think today will be an energy conservation day. Have a safe day all

Dump and town run were uneventful. Local OPP ghost car was out doing his thing. Weekends I do the limit and not one kilometer over, especially in town. Got the front lawn mowed, rain chased me in. Shes not cutting as good as she should. Leaving a strip. I'll get new blades when I go to North...

Good morning, the low is going down from the 67 it is now to 64°F. Wind WSW 6 mph. 30% chance of showers. Lights are flickering. The APC is registering between 102V and 126 Volts. Time to make a phone call. A complaint has already been called in according to Hydro Ones automated belly ache...

Way back when I hauled out of the city, before I opted for Northwestern Ontario on a particular road I ran up regularly there were almost always turtles on the road. I got good enough that I could just clip the edge of their shell and air mail them back into the swamp they came from. If I...

Good morning, the low is 60 and going up to 64°F. Wind ESE 14 gusting to 23 mph. I don't think there will be much done today. Not raining yet, but it is coming. The rain should be here in two hours. mp, I see bacon, too. m7040, was that a close-up shot of the snapper? Lots of turtle soup...

Heavy T-storms forecast for here tonight, tomorrow and tomorrow night. Dump run may be postponed until Saturday.

Good morning, the low is 61 and going to a high of 66°F. Wind ESE 11 mph. Cloudy now with showers later in the day. The cats will enjoy the cooler temps. The youngest tom likes to lay underneath the 200 gallon oil tank. It is on the north side of the house and in shade all the time. No more...

Hair cuts and shaves are a waste of good money. Got the second load of compost spread, this was a bigger load than the first one. My w.a.g. the first one was 1/4 ton and the second was more like 3/4 ton. They call it a 1/4 ton trailer but I have put 750 lbs in it, once. 30 bags of black earth at...

I guess she is not that easy on the eyes? BEF, I've been a Loretta Lynn fan for years. Slow down rs, you are making the rest of us look bad.;)

Good morning, the low is 63 and going to a high of 77°F. Wind NE 6 mph. Sunny! We've got a couple of cooler days then back into the oven. Wow! Powerball draw tonight worth $140,000,000.oo That is a lot of zeros! Even after Unca Donald takes his cut, that is still a lot of zeros. Canadian...

I just stumbled on this:

massyrider, yes that was in the sun. The same sun that we unloaded 1/4 ton of compost at the mouth of the driveway. I will try and score another 1/4 ton tomorrow. The M101CDN2 (same thing as a M416 U.S. Army trailer) handled it like a champ.

Still 115°F

I am sure as h3ll not going to destroy good chocolate. Buppies, my temperature preference is in the 40s. Zero bugs. Temperature in the sun believe it or not = 115°F. at 0900 hrs

I hate these Canadian web sites that will only measure length in metric. To get centimeters from millimeters divide by 10. To swap centimeters to inches divide by 2.54 I've seen ALHB as long as 1.5" They will take a huge chunk out of you right through your shirt and WILL draw blood. In...

Good morning, the low is 64 and going up to 84°F. Wind WSW 6 mph. Sunny and hot. We get the heat warnings on the environment Canada web page, but I don't bother saying anything about them because there are places a lot hotter than here. ie, 100 in PA/VA/FL. The good thing about temps in the 80s...

Is that going to be another company you never deal with again? Temperature in the shade was 88°F. We got the concrete blocks out and 4 of them cut for the logs to set on. Also put some compost down in the area I widened out near the mouth of the driveway. Need more, so will see if the dump is...

Video wont load. Basically Black Panthers have been spotted in Ontario. They are supposed to be invasive.

Never flipped the car again?;)

Good morning, the low is 71 and going up to 88°F. Wind SW 8 mph. 30% chance of T-showers. No putting up of shelter roofs today, but we may start on the one for the fuel tank. Just don't hold yer breath. Not much else going on. Have a safe day all

3 years ago I got a Country Clipper XLT with the single lever steering. 50" cut. I really like it. I can cut all my grass with about 2 gallons of good gas (zero ethanol high test). It has a real comfortable seat with a mid height back. It will handle my hills up and down as long as I go straight...

I have a set of disks that I separated the rear set off of and just use the front set to fluff up the driveway, then use my back blade to shape it the way I want. Works good for me, but remember my driveway is only pitrun gravel. Nothing fancy like crushed stone.

I checked CT online and in the North Bay store they have 26x1.95 tires that we need for the manual trike. $35.95 ea. + 13% tax = $122.40 (for all three) The trike is 7 years old and those are the original tires. They are bald, but there is still rubber present. Not down to the cords, yet.

Good morning, the low is 66 and going up to 84°F Wind W 5 mph. Sunny & hot! We are under a heat warning. Hotter tomorrow. When it gets really hot upstairs, we turn on the furnace fan, the cold air return duct in the basement is open year round. The basement stays about 65° steadily, so in the...

The lights went out at 7:15 P.M. and just came back on a few minutes ago. The rain is coming down big time. Not the kind of rain I want for my seed, but it is the kind of rain I am getting, like it or not.

That would work out to about 10 grand after exchange 35% + sales tax 13% + freight. 10,000 hours on a diesel is barely broke in. Where I got the stump out, I put 4 bags of black earth in, raked levelish and seeded. Damp ground and damp earth plus rain coming tonight, hopefully the seed takes...

Good morning, the low is 54 and going up to 73°F. Wind SSW 2 mph. 70% chance of rain with possible T-storm. If the rain holds off and I get motivated early enough, then I will top dress the hole the big stump came out of and seed it. I've got about 4 small square bales of straw and will take...

Mostly, at one time we had 16 cats. One senior and 4 born here. The rest were feral. Down to 3, one born here, one feral and the youngest is the gray one we acquired 4 years ago. The senior one we had for 23 years. He survived 5 moves. He was actually my sons' cat. All the animals that come in...

I've learned that I have a busted strut spring on the Dodge...Replacement of both front struts + alignment = $1300.oo all in. Ouch! Scheduled for 3 July. If need be they can keep it over to the 4th. If that doesn't work out for them, then it is carved in stone for the 18th.

Good morning, the low is 46 and going to 72°F. Wind NNW 7 mph. Partly sunny. Dump and town run today. I'll drop into the garage today and see what kind of a price they got for the front struts on the Dodge and schedule that job. Mostly, I am about the farthest thing you can get from an 'old...

Wag, you could always try Ben Dover for a name. Or Richard (Dick) Hertz.

Dump run is postponed until Tomorrow or Saturday.

If you guys are interested, here is an interesting video about Toronto, Canada. Some of this stuff I didn't know,well most of it.

I wonder if they (facebook) will accept a horses face? Or just moon them.

Good morning, the low is 59 and only going up to 61°F. Wind NE 8 mph. Rain at times heavy. I think today will be an energy conservation day. Happy Birthday Ron! Have a safe day all

It looks like we are going to get a bit of rain tonight and tomorrow. Maximum 60mm/2.3". If it is raining too hard, then I wont bother going to the dump until Friday.

Good morning, the low is 59 and going up to 75°F. Wind NNE 4 mph. Cloudy. Sometime in the wee small hours this morning it rained pretty good. No grass cutting today. I am glad I got all the trees down that I wanted, now to either get the stumps out or cut them off flush with the ground...

The buzz from morph is great 😵‍💫, BUT it will plug you up big time.🤒

With lots of morph? ;)

Drew, that is great news! Scott, isn't that the hard way to catch a buzz? Hopefully nothing too serious. Back from the garage, $345.oo for one CV axle shaft supplied and installed. They found a busted spring, on the right front. They are struts so I will be needing 2. There goes some more of...

Good morning, the low is 62 and going to 82°F. Wind SSE 6 mph, increasing to SSW 18-30 mph. 30% chance of showers with a chance of a T-storm late in the day. Sunny! Another excellent day to knock down some trees. I'll be knocking down some trees right after I get home from the garage. I've...

Buppies, the company I just retired from has 6 Wirtgen 1000 grinders. (I think they are technically called 'pavement profilers' but I am not sure.) The big stump that was in the back yard is now in three pieces at the end of the north Field. Managed to knock down 5 of the eight trees, too...

Massey, that really sux! Just listened to this and it fits my life almost exactly.

Good morning, the low is 58 and going to a high of 79°F. Wind SE 5 mph. Sunny! They say wind will pick up and swing around out of the SW by noon. 12 to 25 mph. Perfect for felling trees next to a power line. (Power line is south of the trees). That is todays job sorted. Have a safe day all

A sneak peak at tomorrows weather tells me the wind will be out of the south-west @ 12 mph. Perfect for felling the trees. I can drop them on the driveway and stuff them into the bush. I will use the BH bucket to encourage them to fall where I want them. Wont be too many bugs either. Drew, many...

Good morning, the low is 58 and going to a high of 73°F. Wind NE 9 mph. Mainly sunny! Today is fathers day?? Now there is a good excuse to not do any stump work today. Time for breakfast. Have a safe day all

BEF, now she'll get you on Tuesdays job on Monday. The honey do list just keeps growing. ;)

It is going to be in the 40s overnight, so maybe tomorrow I will attack the stump again.

Well, I got the back grass cut and the blades sharpened and it greased. Turned the wood pile AND the two compost piles. All the grass that was piled up under the deck went on one of the compost piles. Maybe tomorrow I will attack the tree stump I have been working at for two years. If I had a...

Good morning, the low is 46 and going to a high of 70°F. Wind NE 8 mph. Sunny! A good day to cut the grass. Popg; that surely is a lot of stuff to remember and do. Time to get on with 'it'. Have a safe day all

Good morning, the low is 45 and going up to 61°F. Wind ENE 6 mph. Mainly sunny! Today is Friday the thirteenth and I am not taking any chances. Drew, better brown than red. Popg; what is involved in a 'check ride', beside being able to take off and land without denting the plane? Ron, I...

Well I didn't cut the grass. It will still be there for the next time I decide to cut. Didn't turn the wood pile either. I did file my insurance renewal paperwork for the Dodge...$1070.oo/year/liability& property damage/comprehensive. No collision. Licensed for 62 years. 5000 kms/year (3100...

Good morning, the low is 48 and going up to 66°F. Wind NW 6 mph. Sunny with cloudy periods. It is a pity that we cannot put in a 3" concrete curb with railway spikes pointy end up along the driveways accompanied with a sign that reads, "private drive enter at own risk." My driveway, where it...

R.I.P. Brian Wilson. Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82

I've got a Midland and a Cobra 29 LTD here. An interesting video about Goderich, ON, if you are interested.

If you guys are interested on where the smoke is coming from: Wildfires - Canada.ca

Good morning, the low is 52 and going to a high of 68°F. Wind SW 11 mph. 70% chance of showers. Another energy conservation day. Safe travels Drew. Nice moon although thanks to the pesky Western Canadians a little smoky. ;) Have a safe day all

$1.725/L for 20L = ($34.50/5.29gal.) Trailer went to dump and back to the house before I went to Sundridge. No lights on the trailer, but you can see the lights of the Dodge from the rear. It is legal except for the lack of lights. That is why it only goes to the dump, 2 miles from the house...

Good morning, the low is 53 and going to a high of 63°F.Wind S 13 mph. 70% chance of showers. Dump/town run this morning then nothing for the rest of the day. Scott, congrats on receiving license! Have a safe day all

RIP Sly Stone, Sly Stone, the funk-legend leader of Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

BEF, when I made the raised beds for here, I used 1X12 with 2x4 stakes and filled the bottom with straw and then compost and black earth. They were 3' deep. When the gardener went to the great beyond, the raised beds went with her. R.I.P. Aran

The neighbour that I plow for food texted me this morning, there was a bear cub on her porch. I told her to call the cops. They are the ones that enforce the law that we cannot have bear spray, so they can look after the problem. Don't know if she did or not.

Good morning, the low is 59 and going up to 70°F. Wind ESE 13 mph. Showers risk of T-storm. I guess today will be a conserve energy day. Have a safe day all

Happy, you can finally take your long johns off. ;)

Good morning, the low is 57 and going up to 72°F. Wind ENE 8 mph. Sunny! Today is the last of the week and a day of rest. That is exactly what I am going to do...rest. Have a safe day all

Drew, I sit corrected.

Last fall I built a platform for the BH for overwintering. Today I moved it to its' new home, beside the fuel tank. Put the wood conveyor in the spot the BH was and the wood bucket in front. The wind picked up (10-15 mph) so I didn't feed the flies or fell any trees. Had fly dope (A mixture of...

Pigs don't sweat, that is why they wallow in a mud puddle.

Good morning, the low is 53 and going up to 73°F. Wind N 5 mph. Sunny! With a North wind I cannot fell the trees, not can I put up the roof for the tractor shed. I guess I will sort out the new storage location for the BH for next winter. I also still have the meter to install. It is a matter...

Every night for dessert I have a large bowl of frozen yogurt. I cannot 'do' ice cream, but I can 'do' the yogurt instead.

BEF, D-Day = 81 years ago. I will never forget. Got the army trailer out of winter storage and loaded with the old roof off the Shelter Logic tractor shed, along with the tarp that bought me an extra year. The trailer is loaded and will take it to the dump on Sunday. If there is not much wind...

Good morning, the low is 46 and going to a high of 77°F. Wind calm. Sunny and smokey. Today might be a good day to put up the new roof on the tractor shelter. No wind to speak of. I'll see if Junior wants to do it today. He is the one that does all the bull work. I just hold this or hold that...

BEF, I have a few tattoos, but not on my face. They are restricted to my arms. Drew, thanks for the smoke map. Been smelling it here for the past couple of days. Got my case (12 tubes) of Shell Gadus S5 V220 grease today. $171.oo.

Good morning, the low is 57 and going up to 77°F. Wind WSW 5 mph. Sunny! Town/dump run today and get me a case of grease. June in these parts is a bad month to do work outside unless the wind is blowing at about 20 mph. June 2024 I saw 2 blackflies take off with one of the cats. One mosquito...

Us, too. Tiger torches work good for starting fires. Buppies, I was almost always aware of who is watching the not so kosher things I do with either asphalt or chip seal. Many years ago I had a spill of RC30 that stuck to the tanker. Hit it in the sun with TTT and then about 15 minutes later...

Drew, when you work in asphalt, diesel fuel is your best friend. When I started 38 years ago, we had some liquid called Triple T., it had a $50.oo name but we just called it TTT or triple T. It was dry cleaning solvent and worked really good. The goobermint banned it. So then we got Trim S...

Good morning, the low is 68 and only going up to 75°F. Wind S 13 mph. A few showers with risk of a T-storm in the afternoon. Got the woodstove chimney swept and certified yesterday, $150.oo. The septic tank sucker comes soon and I don't have enough cash here for him. That'll be $300.oo. Town...

No, mine wouldn't give me the courtesy of a reach around.

scott, regarding your urologist; when he has his left hand on your left shoulder and his right hand on your right shoulder... he won't even give you the courtesy of a reach around. Well, I got my nuts tightened up and the yard arranged and the BH on. Now unless you know where to look you cannot...

Good morning, the low is 50 and going up to 81°F Wind SE 6 mph. Sunny! I'll go to town today and rescue the spare key for the tractor and get my nuts tightened up at the same time. Then back here and I may knock down some trees, or I may sort the implements out and give there permanent homes...

Back from town, one guy on the Northbound part decided that Bullwinkle did NOT have the right of way. He went away on a tow truck. :( One guy on the southbound trip got a high speed award. Sux to be him. This is the annual hassle the truck drivers week/AKA safety week. I did a steady 110 km/hour...